Todd Clever
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| Full name | Todd Stanger Clever | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | January 16, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Palm Springs, California | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 220 lb (103 kg, 15 st 10 lb ) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Flanker | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2015 | OMBAC | ||
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Correct as of 23 January 2015
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| Professional / senior clubs | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010–2012 2012–2015 2015-2016 |
Suntory Sungoliath NTT Shining Arcs Newcastle Falcons |
21 25 6 |
(50) (35) (0) |
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Correct as of 28 December 2015
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| Provincial/State sides | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2006 2009–2010 |
North Harbour Golden Lions |
11 |
(0) |
| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009–2010 | Lions | 21 | (15) |
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Correct as of 6 February 2014
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2003–present | United States | 69 | (70) |
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Correct as of 12 November 2016
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| Sevens national teams | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2004–2009 | United States | 24 | |
Todd Stanger Clever (born January 16, 1983) is an American rugby union player who plays flanker for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. He is the current captain of the United States national team. He was the first American to play Super Rugby, for South African team the Lions.
Clever began playing rugby at Santa Teresa High School in San Jose, California, and played for the USA U19 team in 2000–02. In college, he played for University of Nevada, Reno where he was a 3-time College All-American (2002–04).
Clever began his professional career in New Zealand in 2006 when he joined North Harbour in the National Provincial Championship.
He played with the South African Lions franchise in the 2009 Super 14. Clever is the first American player to ever play in the Super 14 and scored the first try for an American in Super 14 against the Hurricanes on March 28, 2009. Clever played for the Lions against the British & Irish Lions.
Clever joined Suntory of Japan in June 2010. In March 2012 Clever and Suntory won the Japan Top League final over Panasonic. He then went on to play for the BGC APBs which won the 2012 Hong Kong 10s tournament. In March 2012 Clever signed a contract with NTT Shining Arcs another Top League club. He confirmed that he would be leaving the Shining Arcs after the 2015 season to rejoin his former club OMBAC to compete in the 2015 Pacific Rugby Premiership.
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